Times are a changing
07:56
Literally Twenty Four hours ago on July 11th we received news that has and will change our lives forever. My boyfriend has cancer....
Not just any old cancer, He has a tumour that has decided to set up shop and wrap itself around his right ankle and grow to the size of a tennis ball. I was in such a state yesterday that I never caught the medical name for this beast but what I did hear was that only 1 in 80 people in Ireland a year will be affected by this type of tumour.. 1 in 80! We had been to two hospitals since January when we first noticed the lump and not one doctor once thought the lump was cancerous! Apparently doctors will spend their whole career and not see a tumour like this! Shocking what!???!!!
My boyfriend is only 31. He has his whole life to live and he will have to do so missing his right leg. The cancer is so severe the only way to save him is by amputation. He will lose everything from his foot up to his shin. Thankfully he is not a footballer but he is a keen driver.
We both sat there in a state of shock yesterday and couldn't believe this happened. When he went in last Wednesday for the biopsy we sat laughing together at the eccentric specialist who was so insistent that he has cancer I told him to get his will ready and make sure I get all his money lol.
So now there is a rush to make sure that this disgusting disease has not spread to any other part of his precious body. We are confident that he will survive this illness once the amputation is successful.
We have 5 weeks to prepare. 5 weeks to say goodbye to the home we have built together. We live in an apartment with no lift and three flights of stairs. He doesn't want to leave here but the poor thing is going to be in a wheelchair until he learns how to walk again. There is no way he will be able to recover properly while hurting every time he needs to leave the apartment.
I am so upset and feel I am forcing him into moving but I know it is the only way we can move forward.
So now we are faced with the challenge of me working, packing up all our belongings and preparing Stephen for the most life altering action I never thought he would have to take. There is also the case of finding the deposit and pay off essential bills like electricity. €2000 is a lot of money when you don't have it.
Right now I have to force myself to keep going. I am only 25, Surely I am too young to be dealing with this. It has not really hit himself yet. He has such a great attitude that he is keeping me from falling apart.
We are together 17 months. Next month he will be sitting in hospital on our 1 1/2 year anniversary.
I am not overly religious but I am convinced of this.
The day we met we both knew we would spend the rest of our lives together. We fell in love fast and settled down after a year. I know in my heart God or whoever is up there made that happen.
I was supposed to meet him when I did and I am supposed to help him through this journey.
I want to keep blogging about this journey but I want to protect his privacy. I have launched a second blog page. www.lifeoverlimbs.blogspot.ie. Click here to read more.
Say a prayer for us or keep us in your thoughts. I'm sure we will find the money and in the long run this is the best solution for a horrid situation. Thanks for listening to my story.
Louise xxxx
Not just any old cancer, He has a tumour that has decided to set up shop and wrap itself around his right ankle and grow to the size of a tennis ball. I was in such a state yesterday that I never caught the medical name for this beast but what I did hear was that only 1 in 80 people in Ireland a year will be affected by this type of tumour.. 1 in 80! We had been to two hospitals since January when we first noticed the lump and not one doctor once thought the lump was cancerous! Apparently doctors will spend their whole career and not see a tumour like this! Shocking what!???!!!
My boyfriend is only 31. He has his whole life to live and he will have to do so missing his right leg. The cancer is so severe the only way to save him is by amputation. He will lose everything from his foot up to his shin. Thankfully he is not a footballer but he is a keen driver.
We both sat there in a state of shock yesterday and couldn't believe this happened. When he went in last Wednesday for the biopsy we sat laughing together at the eccentric specialist who was so insistent that he has cancer I told him to get his will ready and make sure I get all his money lol.
So now there is a rush to make sure that this disgusting disease has not spread to any other part of his precious body. We are confident that he will survive this illness once the amputation is successful.
We have 5 weeks to prepare. 5 weeks to say goodbye to the home we have built together. We live in an apartment with no lift and three flights of stairs. He doesn't want to leave here but the poor thing is going to be in a wheelchair until he learns how to walk again. There is no way he will be able to recover properly while hurting every time he needs to leave the apartment.
I am so upset and feel I am forcing him into moving but I know it is the only way we can move forward.
So now we are faced with the challenge of me working, packing up all our belongings and preparing Stephen for the most life altering action I never thought he would have to take. There is also the case of finding the deposit and pay off essential bills like electricity. €2000 is a lot of money when you don't have it.
Right now I have to force myself to keep going. I am only 25, Surely I am too young to be dealing with this. It has not really hit himself yet. He has such a great attitude that he is keeping me from falling apart.
We are together 17 months. Next month he will be sitting in hospital on our 1 1/2 year anniversary.
I am not overly religious but I am convinced of this.
The day we met we both knew we would spend the rest of our lives together. We fell in love fast and settled down after a year. I know in my heart God or whoever is up there made that happen.
I was supposed to meet him when I did and I am supposed to help him through this journey.
I want to keep blogging about this journey but I want to protect his privacy. I have launched a second blog page. www.lifeoverlimbs.blogspot.ie. Click here to read more.
Say a prayer for us or keep us in your thoughts. I'm sure we will find the money and in the long run this is the best solution for a horrid situation. Thanks for listening to my story.
Louise xxxx
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